The Secrets to Maximizing Dividend Stock Returns

When selecting dividend companies many investors focus on getting high dividend yields along with companies that have a long history of paying dividends. This leads to long-term mediocre results because they are looking at the wrong numbers. The most important numbers to focus on are the total annual equity return of the company over time and dividend growth.

It is better to buy a company that has a 1% dividend yield where your investment of $10,000 grows to $100,000 over 10 years compared t...